Authorities in Balochistan have suspended public transport and imposed a mobile internet shutdown across Balochistan following the issuance of multiple threat alerts in several districts.
According to official notifications, 3G and 4G mobile internet services will remain suspended in 36 districts from 10 to 16 November 2025. The affected districts include Quetta, Gwadar, Chaman, Khuzdar, Turbat, Kalat, Lasbela, Mastung, Naseerabad, Sibi, Zhob, Harnai, Panjgur, Kech, Kachhi, Sorab, Kohlu, Dukki, Killa Saifullah, Pishin, Killa Abdullah, Barkhan, Awaran, Jaffarabad, Musakhel, Kharan, Ziarat, Dalbandin, Noshki, Usta Muhammad, Washuk, Bolan, Jhal Magsi, Hub, and Dera Bugti.
The Balochistan Transport Authority has also announced a temporary suspension of intercity transport services from 12 to 14 November 2025, citing security concerns. The authority’s notification stated that the decision was made on the instructions of the provincial Home and Transport Departments “in view of the prevailing law and order situation.” All regional transport authorities have been directed to ensure full compliance, with the matter described as “urgent” and of “utmost importance.”
In Khuzdar district, all banks in the Nall tehsil have been ordered to close due to security threats, while in Dera Bugti, local administration has issued a high-level threat alert warning of potential coordinated attacks by the Baloch Republican Army (BRA) and the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF).
According to the alert, senior BRA commanders reportedly decided during a recent meeting to establish three joint camps in Dera Bugti with the support of BLF. The BLF is also alleged to be supplying weapons and ammunition to the BRA. Following the alert, security checks have been intensified, with strict monitoring at entry and exit points throughout the district.
Officials and analysts have linked these measures to possible militant activity surrounding “Baloch Martyrs’ Day”, observed annually on 13 November, which has previously coincided with attacks and security incidents across Balochistan.
The suspension of internet services has severely affected communication, online education, business activities, and journalistic work in the region. Civil society representatives and citizens have criticised the move, calling it a restriction on access to information.
Similar preventive actions have been taken in the past during periods of heightened security concern in Balochistan.